Virudhachalam

Virudhachalam
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Virudhachalam Location of Virudhachalam in Tamil Nadu and India
Coordinates
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District(s)	Cuddalore
MLA	B.V.B.Muthukumar
Population	59,300 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation	• 45 metres (148 ft)

Virudhachalam (also known as Vriddhachalam) is a municipality and taluk headquarters in Cuddalore district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Contents 1 Etymology 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Places of interest 5 SCHOOLS 6 Politics 7 References

Etymology

The name Vriddhachalam (Tamil:விருத்தாசலம்)is obtained from two Sanskrit words - Vriddham which means old and Achalam which means mountain. So, Vriddhachalam means 'old mountain'. It is also called by other name Thirumudhukundram which also means the same. (Thiru = holy, mudhu = old, kundram = hill). It is one of the important railway destination and junction. It serves the midway between Salem, Trichy, Madurai, Chennai rail routes. Very near to Neyveli. The river flowing here (Manimuthar) is considered very spiritual.

Geography

Vriddhachalam is located at .^[1] It has an average elevation of45 m (148 ft).

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[2] Virudhachalam had a population of 59,300. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Virudhachalam has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 83%, and female literacy is 70%. In Virudhachalam, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

The town is home to the Palamalai Nadhar (Siva) Temple, which is one of the old temples in South India, and the Thiru Kolanjiyappar Temple (Five km from Vriddhachalam), one of the famous temples for Lord Muruga.This Temple was built in 1700^[3] Ten famous Mosques in Vriddhachalam. Periyar Nagar,which most of the educated and government officials lived here. One of the most popular marriage hall Jai thirumana mahal located here.

SCHOOLS

GOVERNMENT BOYS HR. SEC. SCHOOL, GOVERNMENT GIRLS HR. SEC. SCHOOL SRI SARAWATHI VIDYALAYA MATRICULATION HR. SEC. SCHOOL, FATIMA MATICULATION HR. SEC. SCHOOL, DANISH MISSION HR. SEC. SCHOOL, BABY MATRICULATION HR. SEC. SCHOOL, INFANT MATRICULATION HR. SEC. SCHOOL, V.E.T HR. SEC. SCHOOL,

Politics

Vridhachalam assembly constituency is part of Cuddalore (Lok Sabha constituency).^[4]

References

full reference for vridhachalam sites.google.com/site/vridhachalamtown

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